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March 9, 2018 – Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission is seeking a Regional Planner/Grant Administrator. Responsibilities include assisting local governments with grant applications, grant administration, coordinating and assisting with planning studies, and other special projects related to community development, economic development and transportation. Bachelor’s degree is required with preference given to major course work in planning, public administration, political science, economics, or other related fields of study. Knowledge of GIS mapping applications is a plus but not required. Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to davidbock@midmorpc.org by 03/28/2018. A more detailed job description can be found at www.midmorpc.org. (EOE)

David Bock, current Community and Economic Development Planner with the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission has been named the next Executive Director of the agency. Bock will officially assume this new role on March 16, 2018.

“The Mid-MO RPC Executive Committee unanimously selected David Bock to be our next Executive Director”, said Kris Scheperle, Mid-MO RPC Committee Chairman. “David has a commitment to continue the outstanding work of the RPC in assisting the region’s cities and counties in their planning and project funding needs. He is familiar with the region, our membership, and the operations of the organization, We think David will continue to advance and expand the services the organization provides in years to come”.

Bock’s background uniquely positions him to assume this post, as Mid-MO RPC’s third Executive Director. He has served the communities of Mid-MO RPC for the past five years working on a variety of community development, economic development and transportation related projects and initiatives.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to serve as the next Executive Director,” says Bock. “Over the past five years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a lot of great communities on a lot of great projects. We’re here as a resource for local governments. I’m looking forward to the challenge of building on what we already do well and taking our services to the next level.”

Bock holds a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Missouri and also holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Central Missouri.

Legislation currently being considered by the Missouri legislature would allow Ameren to make an additional $1 billion investment in modernizing Missouri’s electric grid over the next five years. The plan would also cap the annual rate increase at 3%. Read on…

The Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission held its quarterly “luncheon discussion” meeting on January 24th at the Masonic Lodge in Ashland. Featured speaker at the luncheon was Christi Miller with the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s AgriMissouri/Missouri Grown program.

“Missouri Grown” is an outreach program that works to promote Missouri grown and Missouri made products by connecting Missouri producers with consumers at home and around the world. It also promotes farmers’ markets and agritourism destinations in Missouri.Read on…

January 17, 2018 – We are happy to announce that Sierra Thomas has joined the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission staff as Region F Homeland Security Oversight Committee (RHSOC) Coordinator. Ms. Thomas will serve as the RPC procurement agent for the thirteen counties that make up the Region F RHSOC and assisting the RPC with fiscal responsibilities.

She holds a bachelor degree in Crisis and Disaster Management from University of Central Missouri with an undergraduate certificate in Business Continuity.

Ms. Thomas recently served as a federal contractor with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). She was previously employed as Camden County Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planner and was later promoted to Camden County Assistant Emergency Management Director.

Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission’s Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, December 27, at the RPC office located in Ashland. Mid-MO RPC Vice-Chair Sam Stoup, Presiding Commissioner Howard County, presided over the meeting.

Meeting items included MoDOT’s statewide planning exercise, a contractual agreement with Lake of the Ozark Council of Government, to provide mapping services for the Miller County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Fair Housing assessment for the City of Jefferson that will include a combination of GIS mapping analysis, policy analysis, and input from public meetings to be held in January, and Mo Rides Central Missouri mobility project update. Read on…

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, is pleased to announce that the 2018 grant rounds for the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) are now open. LWCF grants are available to cities, counties and public school districts to be used for outdoor recreation projects. RTP grants fund trail-related projects and are available to local and state governments, school districts, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and businesses.

December 19, 2018 – Mid-MO RPC’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) focused on transportation issues at their bi-monthly meeting last week. MoDOT Transportation Planning Specialist Mike Henderson, updated the group on MoDOT’s update to the state Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) as EDAC members also discussed the region’s top transportation priorities.

MoDOT’s LRTP has a 25-year planning horizon and will look at the entire state transportation system, including not just roads and bridges but also rail, ports, aviation, transit and bicycle/pedestrian accommodations. MoDOT had already completed its citizen outreach component of its planning process, which confirmed the top four priorities from the current MoDOT LRTP. These priorities are safety, taking care of the system, promoting economic development, and increased transportation choices. This current planning process has also identified a fifth goal focused on addressing congestion and reliability, particularly as it relates to the movement of freight. The new LRTP will also be the first time MoDOT places an emphasis on planning for a future with autonomous vehicles.

Mid-MO RPC staff also shared with the group the top transportation projects in the region as identified by the Mid-MO RPC Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). Read on…

December 2017 – The City of Ashland was recently awarded a grant from the MoDOT Traffic Engineer Assistance Program (TEAP). The TEAP program assists communities that do not have engineers on staff by providing grant funding for traffic engineering studies.

Ashland will be using the TEAP funding to investigate solutions to congestion and safety issues at the intersection of Route M (Broadway) and Henry Clay Blvd. This intersection is already a major traffic bottleneck in the community and traffic is anticipated to only increase as Ashland and the Southern Boone School District continue to grow. At least one of the alternatives considered as part of the engineering study will be a roundabout. Read on…

Siegmund reviewed the status of the budget and work program activities for the fiscal year, noting that revenue received was on schedule and tracking at 42% of the total revenue projection through the first 5 months. He discussed the approval of the Howard and Moniteau Hazard Mitigation Plans, the completion of the Armstrong Community Development Project (street and drainage improvements), and the status of community development projects in Holts Summit, Bunceton, Russellville, and Boone County. Read on…